The short answer
- Recurring home cleaning runs on member rates from €39/hour incl. VAT, set by frequency.
- One-time deep cleaning is prepaid hours at €65/hour incl. VAT, four-hour minimum, plus a one-time €76.30 onboarding fee.
- The state of the home moves the price more than its floor area does.
- Business and specialist work is quoted per site, because access and frequency dominate.
- A precision photo estimate is €25, fully deducted from your invoice when you book.
What’s in this guide
Almost every cleaning company in Maastricht answers this question with "it depends", which is true and completely useless. So here is the honest version: the four things that genuinely move the price, the three different ways cleaning gets priced, our actual rates including VAT, and why the cheapest quote in your inbox is usually the one that ends up costing the most. Floor area, by the way, is only one factor — and it is not the biggest.
The short answer
For a home in Maastricht, in round numbers:
| What you need | How it is priced | Typical figure |
|---|---|---|
| Regular home cleaning | Plan rate per hour | From €39/hour incl. VAT |
| Deep clean, one-time | Prepaid hours, 4-hour minimum | €65/hour incl. VAT + one-time €76.30 |
| How many hours? | Confirmed on site | Depends on condition, not m² |
| Move-in / move-out | Prepaid minimum hours | Hours agreed before we start |
| Office, restaurant, retail | Per-site quote | Depends on access & frequency |
| Windows, carpets, floors | Paid estimate, then fixed | €25 estimate, credited on booking |
All of our prices are all-in including VAT. That last point sounds like a detail and is actually the single biggest source of surprise invoices in this market — see the VAT section.
ℹ Looking for the rates themselves?
This article explains how cleaning is priced and what moves your figure. If you just want the current numbers to compare or book from, the price list is the place to look — it is kept up to date and this article is not the source of truth for a rate.
What actually moves the price
Four things, roughly in order of impact:
- The state of the property. This is the big one, and the one people never expect. A neglected 70 m² flat takes longer than a well-kept 120 m² house. Built-up grease and limescale have to be dissolved and worked, and that is measured in hours.
- Frequency. Recurring work is cheaper per hour than one-off work — partly because it is predictable to schedule, and partly because nothing accumulates between visits, so each visit is genuinely maintenance.
- Scope, not size. Whether appliance interiors, cupboard interiors, windows and skirting boards are included changes the hours far more than another twenty square metres of floor.
- Access and timing. Third floor with no lift, evening or weekend work, keys to collect, parking in the centre of Maastricht — all real time, all in the price.
ℹ Why "price per m²" is misleading
Per-square-metre pricing sounds transparent and hides the thing that actually determines the work. Two identical apartments in the same building can be hours apart depending on the oven, the shower screen and how long it has been. Any quote that has not looked at the property is a guess with a decimal point.
The three ways cleaning is priced
Understanding which model applies to your job is most of what you need to compare quotes properly:
- Plan price — a per-hour rate tied to a recurring visit. Used for home cleaning, office cleaning and recurring restaurant work.
- Prepaid minimum time — you buy a block of hours up front, so the figure is known before anyone starts. Used for deep cleaning, move in/out and moving.
- Paid estimate, then a fixed price — for specialist work where the job genuinely cannot be assessed remotely: windows, carpets and upholstery, floor machines, steam, express, party and Airbnb turnovers.
Recurring cleaning: plan rates
Recurring home cleaning is priced by plan, with member rates from €39 per hour including VAT. The rate depends on frequency — weekly, bi-weekly or monthly — with the more frequent plans carrying the lower hourly rate, for the reasons above.
An average Maastricht home usually needs two to three hours per visit once it is being maintained. The full tiers, and what is included at each, are on the price list.
✓ The cheapest way to buy cleaning
If your home needs a reset first, one deep clean followed by regular visits works out cheaper over a year than repeatedly buying one-off cleans — and it keeps the visits short, because nothing accumulates. There is more on that trade-off in our guide to deep clean vs regular clean.
One-time jobs: prepaid hours
A one-time deep clean is sold as prepaid hours: €65 per hour including VAT, with a four-hour minimum, plus a one-time €76.30 onboarding fee charged on your first booking only. That fee covers getting a full kit to your door — machines, chemicals, materials and travel — plus the manager who checks the work before and after.
What we will not do is quote you a flat total for a deep clean sight-unseen. How many hours a home needs is set by its condition, and two identical flats can be hours apart. So you prepay a block of hours at a rate you know in advance, the manager confirms the real hours on site before starting, and if the job turns out to need more you approve and prepay the extra. Nothing lands on an invoice you did not agree to.
Move-in / move-out cleaning works the same way. For most rentals it lands somewhere around 6 to 10 hours depending on size and condition — an expectation to plan around, not a fixed price.
Business and specialist work
Business cleaning is quoted per site rather than from a list, because the variables that dominate the cost are not the floor area:
- Access hours — before opening, after closing, or during the day.
- Key handling, alarm codes and whether someone must be present.
- Frequency, and whether the same team can cover it on a fixed round.
- Waste handling, consumables and washroom supplies.
- Sector requirements — a commercial kitchen and a quiet office are not comparable jobs.
Specialist residential work — window washing, carpet, sofa and mattress, floor machines, steam — runs on the paid-estimate model, because the difference between a light clean and a heavy one is genuinely not visible from a phone call.
VAT, and why it matters more than you would think
This is where quotes stop being comparable. Some companies quote excluding VAT, which makes their number look 9% or 21% lower than a like-for-like all-in price. You find out at the invoice.
⚠ Ask one question of every quote
"Is that the total I will be invoiced, including VAT?" If the answer needs a paragraph, you do not have a fixed price. Every figure we publish is all-in including VAT — the number you are quoted is the number on the invoice.
Why the cheapest quote usually costs more
A rate substantially below the market has to come from somewhere, and there are only a few places it can come from: fewer hours than the job needs, staff who are not properly insured or registered, no supervision, or no realistic intention of holding the price once work starts.
What that costs you is not usually money at first — it is the second clean you have to book, the deposit you do not get back, or the morning you spend waiting for someone who does not arrive. Three questions filter most of it out:
- Is the price all-in including VAT?
- Are you insured and KvK-registered? Ours is KvK 86396862, fully insured.
- How do I know the work was actually done? Every visit of ours is confirmed on site with an NFC check-in, and every finished area is photographed and reviewed before the job is called done.
A cleaning price is a claim about how many hours the work takes. The only way to check the claim is to see the work documented.
Getting an exact price
For a figure rather than a range, order a precision photo estimate: €25, deducted in full from your invoice when you book (€38.70 for the express version). You send photos, we return a fixed all-in price including VAT — usually within one business day — and most jobs can start the same week.
Get your exact price, or message us on WhatsApp if you would rather just describe the job first. If a cheaper option covers what you need, we will say so.
Frequently asked questions
What does a cleaner cost per hour in Maastricht?
Our recurring plan rates start from €39 per hour including VAT, depending on frequency — weekly plans carry the lowest hourly rate, monthly the highest. One-time deep cleaning is €65 per hour including VAT, bought as prepaid hours with a four-hour minimum, plus a one-time €76.30 onboarding fee on your first booking only. Every rate we publish is all-in including VAT. What we will not do is put a flat total on a deep clean before seeing the home, because the hours depend on its condition.
How much does a deep clean cost for a 100 m² home?
We cannot answer that from the floor area alone, and any company that does is guessing. A deep clean is €65 per hour including VAT with a four-hour minimum, prepaid, plus a one-time €76.30 onboarding fee on your first booking. How many hours 100 m² needs depends on its condition — a well-kept flat and a neglected one of the same size can be hours apart. Send photos and we will give you an hours estimate to prepay; the manager confirms the real hours on site before starting.
Why is cleaning not priced per square metre?
Because floor area is not what determines the work. A neglected 70 m² flat routinely takes longer than a well-maintained 120 m² house: built-up grease and limescale have to be dissolved and worked, and that is measured in hours. Per-m² pricing sounds transparent while hiding the single biggest cost driver.
Is the estimate really deducted from the invoice?
Yes. The precision photo estimate is €25, or €38.70 for the express version, and the full amount comes off your invoice when you book the work. It is priced rather than free because a real estimate involves someone properly assessing your photos and committing to a fixed price — but you do not pay for it twice.
Do you charge extra for evenings or weekends?
Access and timing are part of how a job is quoted, so evening or weekend work, no lift, key collection and central Maastricht parking are all reflected in the figure you are given. The point is that they are in the quote rather than added afterwards — the price you are quoted is the price you are invoiced.
